£15K/yr to £50K/yr
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Permanent, Variable

Support Worker - Learning Disabilities

Posted by Crossreach.

At the Eskmills Project, our service users face challenges that affect their ability to live a fulfilling life. As a service for adults with learning difficulties, the service users are provided with supported accommodation to help ensure they get the most from their lives. We have been providing our services for 25 years', with some of our service users being with us from the start.

It is not possible to do this without our support workers, who offer an abundance of kindness and care to the service users.

Whether you have care experience or transferable skills with a desire to help others, we would love to hear from you. In return, we will provide you with all the training you need to excel in your role, as well as a clear path of growth in your career, which can lead you to a management role within CrossReach.

In this important role, you will receive job satisfaction knowing that every day, you are making a difference to people's lives. Every service user is unique and you will work with them to help ensure they get the opportunity to undertake the activities they enjoy.

Whether it's baking muffins and pancakes, putting their design skills to use through the creation of handmade tshirts, art and craft days or helping out to enjoy the outdoors our service users do what they love!

As a Support Worker at Eskmills, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension, cash health plan, retail discounts and generous holiday allowance. there is a pay award pending on this role.

If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on .uk

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ's name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

As we do our work in Christ's name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual's unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on .uk

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.